When doing this Ollie And Jacomo comic, I thought it would be funny to have one them wet from skateboarding. At first, I had Jacomo all wet, but then I thought I would have Ollie be the one who “ollied” into the lake.
I googled “skateboarder terms” to explain a move one of them had made to make them roll into the lake, and “ollie” came up first! It was meant to be.
To “ollie” in skateboarder terms, is a skateboarding trick, called “fundamental,” by Wikipedia, where the skater leaps into the air with the board, without using hands.
I’m sure you’ve seen that, who knew there was a term for it. And the term is to “ollie!”
It was invented by Alan “Ollie” Gelfand in 1978, it is the basis for most modern, technical street skating tricks.
Interesting.
And here is the original concept, where Ollie is asking Jacomo about why he is all wet, and Jacomo tells him he “ollied” into the lake.
Who knew?
Till next time . . .
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